A big part of me says " the refs wouldn't have directly affected the outcome of the game if we were up by 30.
We should have won that game.
We were capable of winning
The jaguars didn't score enough.
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A big part of me says "  the refs wouldn't have directly affected the outcome of the game if we were up by 30.

Maybe you should ask the falcons about that.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

I'm here for the comedy...and it's excellent.

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I'm here for the comedy...and it's excellent.

We Jags fans have lied to ourselves for the last 10 years that we have been under .500, we know when someone is lying

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I'm here for the comedy...and it's excellent.

It's ok, we're good with it. Your day is coming too.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

I'm here for the comedy...and it's excellent.

What team are you going to support when Brady retires?

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I'll say it now. I think it's scripted. So I'll go out on an early limb.

The Las Vegas Raiders will be involved in a big championship run with Gruden back in the mix and their first time ever in Las Vegas. And don't be surprised if the Los Angeles Rams or Los Angeles Chargers are heavily favored or involved in a big championship run with their grand opening at their new stadium to drum up interest and fans. It only makes sense for ratings and revenue in the NFL. Just a hunch. I may be a year off. But it's bound to happen. 2019/2020. Whenever. 2018 might be wide open. Who knows.

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"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."

CBS noticed too.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/every...p-victory/

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Steeler Nation does not have to travel.  We're already there.

When you're a dirty cheapshot team you tend to get more flags.

Has Gronk sent anyone into concussion protocol lately? Seeing as he did that against Tredavious White in buffalo, thought I’d ask...

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Hopefully it's our turn next. There's no more Peyton Manning. There's no more Tom Brady. Ben Roethlisberger should be gone soon. Who else can the NFL [BLEEP] over for these teams?

Hold on a sec. You're forgetting someone.

When there's no more Peyton, Brady, Big Ben, Brees in the league,, the NFL willake sure Aaron Rodgers gets his due off into the sunset too.

I wouldn't be surprised if Rodgers gets 2 or 3 Superbowls after these other guys are gone. 

You watch.

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Hopefully it's our turn next. There's no more Peyton Manning. There's no more Tom Brady. Ben Roethlisberger should be gone soon. Who else can the NFL [BLEEP] over for these teams?

Hold on a sec. You're forgetting someone.

When there's no more Peyton, Brady, Big Ben, Brees in the league,, the NFL willake sure Aaron Rodgers gets his due off into the sunset too.

I wouldn't be surprised if Rodgers gets 2 or 3 Superbowls after these other guys are gone. 

You watch.

This. NFL loves them some QBs.

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I'm sure the refs get a little starry eyed at times. It's human nature. Who wouldnt want to be there for a great comeback.

The one that I think is most funny is the picture early on in this thread where our WR is getting horse collared, facemasked, and interfered with all in one play. I wonder if the ref got flustered and wasnt sure what to call and by the time he made up his mind, it was too late to throw the flag.

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Scouting well is all that matters.  Draft philosophy is all fluff.

I'm sure the refs get a little starry eyed at times.  It's human nature.  Who wouldnt want to be there for a great comeback.  

The one that I think is most funny is the picture early on in this thread where our WR is getting horse collared, facemasked, and interfered with all in one play.  I wonder if the ref got flustered and wasnt sure what to call and by the time he made up his mind, it was too late to throw the flag.

Lol, oh u mean my signature? Anybody else find it funny the Pats fans have seemed to get awfully quiet here since my signature got updated with this pic?

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On the last play that should have been a hold, do we really think we would have scored with no timeouts and the ball in BB5's hands?

That is the season in a nutshell. Been a hell of a ride with that guy at the helm. I'm ticked about the calls and the full nelson choke holds against the defensive line all game as well but we didn't make enough plays in the 4th quarter. Patriots always get away with this stuff. We had to go up there and play 60 minutes where they couldn't take it away from us and we let them do that.

Coaches need to decide to let Bortles play or find someone they trust in the offseason.

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The Khan Years

Patience, Persistence, and Piss Poor General Managers.

It's not a conspiracy, it's not scripted, the NFL doesn't brief the refs to let NE win... it's a psychological thing where in any situation in life, if a close call is to be made that call will almost always go towards whichever party is seen as the 'experienced expert' in a situation. It happens in every sport in every country. It damn sure doesn't make me feel better about it, and referees need to be better at blocking out that bias when they are calling a game and just call what they actually see.

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Same thing Boselli said on the radio 45 mins ago

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Same thing Boselli said on the radio 45 mins ago

what did he say?

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Scouting well is all that matters.  Draft philosophy is all fluff.

He said at least in cycling, everyone is roided up. But in the NFL, the refs belong to only one team

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CBS noticed too.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/every...p-victory/

the videos there just plain make me sick

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"Stay tight, stay close. Great things are going to continue to happen for this football team."  - Doug Peterson

PI as a spot foul is outdated and needs to be revised as a penalty from the line of scrimmage. Long overdue, NFL.

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"Remember Red, Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."  - Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption